Ken Stanford

For thousands of Civil War re-enactors, the next four years are a chance to capitalize on the public's curiosity about a century-old hobby that demands such attention to detail that the fights seem almost real.

A merchant in downtown Gainesville's historic business district wants people to learn, understand, and remember what it was like for the common soldier of the Civil War and, just in time for the 150th anniversary of the start of the war, has erected a display he hopes will help you to do so.

The Gainesville-Hall County Government channel, has a new web address, www.tv18online.org, designed to make it easier to find TV18 videos and information online.

More volunteer opportunites. That's one of the things people have been requesting in a series of hearings on an updated management plan for the recreational trails in the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests.

9th District Congressman Tom Graves says the a last-minute deal that averted a government shutdown Friday night does not mean the budget battles between Republcians and Democrats are over.

Gainesville Police Chief Brian Kelly has announced the hiring of Gerald Couch, a 30-year veteran with the Hall County Sheriff

Republican lawmakers say the latest version of a tax proposal they hope to pass next week cuts the budget hole left by the plan by more than $90 million.

A Buford home invasion that occurred last month remains unsolved and Gwinnett police are now releasing photos of one of the suspects in hopes that someone recognizes them.

The Hall County Sheriff's Office is investigating vandalism to almost a dozen mailboxes in a South Hall subdivision.

The longtime chief deputy and chief spokesman for the Hall County Sheriff's Office plans to run for the top job in the department next year.